1、,unit 3 life in the future,由NordriDesign提供 ,LOGO,First impressions,Why did he have the chance to travel to the year AD 3008? He took up a prize that he won last year How did he travel to the year of AD3008? By a time capsul. Who was his guide? His friend Wang Ping was his guide.,Why did his head ach

2、ed? He was hit by a lack of fresh air. Finally whose house did Wangping showed him into? Wangpings future house.,他把繪畫當(dāng)成他的職業(yè)。 take up 開始從事，選修, 占用, 吸收 新環(huán)境難以忍受 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐医o我的媽媽寫信。 結(jié)果我就成了一名藝術(shù)家。 她不缺朋友,the air seemed thin, as though its combination of gasses had little oxygen.,as if /though 好象，仿佛，似乎；一般引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句和狀語(yǔ)從

3、句。從句中的動(dòng)詞有時(shí)要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣。 It looks as if it is going to rain. 看起來(lái)天要下雨了。 Tom stared at his father as though he had never seen him before. 湯姆盯著他父親仿佛從來(lái)都沒見過(guò)他似的。,He passed the soldiers as if they didnt exist.他走過(guò)哨兵，好像他們不存在似的。 he looked as if he had been ill.他看起來(lái)好像病過(guò)一樣。 he heard a noise, as if someone was breathin

4、g.他聽到一種聲音，就像是有人在呼吸一樣。,Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation , ,adjustment: The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted. ad-: to -just：剛好 -ment:名詞后綴 He made adjustment to the machine.,Back on ones feet Ford Motor Company is finally back on its feet after years

5、 of low sales.,press vi 壓。出版業(yè)；新聞界；例如： Flatten the paper with a press of the hand. 用手把紙壓平。 the University Press 大學(xué)出版社 The power of the press is very great. 新聞界的力量非常強(qiáng)大.,However, I lost sight of Wangping when.,sight n.視力；視野；情景，景象。例如： He has good/ poor (eye)sight She lost her sight. Keep out of my sight

6、. I watched him until he disappeared from sight in the distance. The sunset is a beautiful sight.,落日是很美的景象。,我望著他直到他消失在遠(yuǎn)方,不要讓我看到你。,她眼睛瞎了。,他視力好/差。,常見的短語(yǔ)： be in sight 看得見； come in sight進(jìn)入視線； out of sight不被看到； lose sight of看不見.了； catch/ get/ have (a) sight of發(fā)現(xiàn), 看出； at first sight乍一看。,he was swept up in

7、to the center of them and my link with him was broken as I was carried up to top of a high building nearby.,sweep up:本意是打掃， 清掃，經(jīng)常引申為“橫掃， 掠過(guò)”等意思 The leaves were swept up into the air by the wind. sweep swept swept,Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and chairs roserise 的過(guò)去式 f

8、rom under the floor as if（they were risen） by magic. 王平閃了一下電腦熒屏上的開關(guān)，于是一個(gè)桌子和幾把椅子就像變魔術(shù)般的從地板下面升了起來(lái),next,switch : n. 開關(guān) where is the light switch? vi. 轉(zhuǎn)換， 改變： he got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories.,switch off 把關(guān)掉， 不聽， 不理睬 switch on: 接通， 把開關(guān)打開 switch out: 關(guān)上,back,magical: adj 魔力的， 不可思議的 magically adv 迷人地， 不可思議 magician